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The Shadow Bride (The Scarlet Veil, #2)

by Shelby Mahurin

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" I'm still really astounded that this smaller sequel series isn't more popular, especially given how popular the main serpent and dove series was. I like the characters much more and find the story more compelling. I think I actually read all of the m I'm still really astounded that this smaller sequel series isn't more popular, especially given how popular the main serpent and dove series was. I like the characters much more and find the story more compelling. I think I actually read all of the main books, but for the life of me, I can't remember anything about them. I commented on this in the previous book review, but I'm still confused how the S&D characters went from calling Celie a dumb whore cow to being her bff

This was a very satisfying closing the the duology. When Lou showed up in the beginning, I was a bit nervous bc personally, as said before, I don't like the S&D characters. Luckily they all got tucked away for most of the story.

I tried to Google some plot points from the previous book and the dumb AI feature cheerfully informed me that "Micheal" was the necromancer. So overall I went in pretty blind after the 1st book. The MAIN THINGS to know:
*frederic was the necromancer. He was collecting body parts from his victims to rebuild Filippas body
*Filippa was his lover. She was pregnant with their daughter, Frostine
*at the end of book 1, Frederic sacrifices Celie to revive Filippa. Michal turns Celie into a vampire to save her
*Dimitri was aiding Frederic bc he wanted his evil fancy book. Dimitri thought it would have a cure for his bloodlust
*Mila the ghost is Michal's sister who was murdered by Frederic
*Genuiveve (can't spell) is some ghost who was in love with Michal
*D'artagnan was a fat black cat in the previous book, idk anything about him

This is honestly one of the most romantic books I've read. So many of the michal and celie scenes were tasteful and still really cozy and endearing. I only rolled my eyes a FEW times.
There were times were the writing was a bit messy and I was confused about what it was trying to convey. I also wished we could have heard more about Michal's duties as a vampire king. I also would have wanted to hear more specifics about Michal and Celie's new life- like how are they supposed to support themselves? Is Michal going to still rebuild Mathilde's house?? But the closure overall was really good so I can't be too mad ...more "

Mar 31, 2025 06:08PM · see review

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Incubus Dreams (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #12)

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